linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] isight_firmware: Avoid crash on loading invalid firmware

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Date:	Fri, 6 Jun 2008 12:35:11 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>
Cc:	greg@...ah.com, justinmattock@...il.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-usb@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] isight_firmware: Avoid crash on loading invalid
 firmware

On Fri, 6 Jun 2008 20:21:35 +0100
Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org> wrote:

> Different tools generate slightly different formats of the isight 
> firmware. Ensure that the firmware buffer is not overrun, while still 
> ensuring that the correct amount of data is written if trailing data is 
> prseent.

It would have been nice to have mentioned this Justin Maddock fellow
in the changelog.

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